14 May 2018 11:45
14 May 2018
Countrywide plc
Grant of Options under Countrywide plc SAYE Option Scheme
Notification of Transactions of Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities
Countrywide plc (the "Company") announces that as part of its all employee Save As You Earn share scheme (the "SAYE" Scheme"), the following Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (each a "PDMR") elected to participate in the SAYE scheme:
Name of PDMR | Number of SAYE options granted |
Himanshu Raja | 5,148 |
Peter Curran | 5,148 |
Paul Creffield | 5,148 |
Paul Chapman | 5,148 |
Dan Thompson | 5,148 |
Eligible employees were invited to subscribe for options over ordinary shares of 1 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") with an option price of 76.91 pence per share, representing a 20% discount to the share price which was calculated using the average closing share price 3 days prior to the 19th April 2018, being the invite date.
Pursuant to this, a total of 4,989,389 options over Ordinary Shares were granted on 14th May 2018, equating to 2.097% of the current issued ordinary share capital.
The attached notifications, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, give further detail of the number of options granted on 14th May 2018 under the SAYE Scheme.
Enquiries:
Alix Nicholson
Deputy Company Secretary
Countrywide plc
01245 294007
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
1. | Details of the PDMR / person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Himanshu Raja | ||||
2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position / status | Chief Financial Officer (PDMR) | ||||
b) | Initial notification / amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Countrywide plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800N1OX24ENZUIK30 | ||||
4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of £0.01 each in Countrywide plc
GB00B9NWP991 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of options to acquire Countrywide plc Ordinary Shares under the Company's SAYE Scheme | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information | N/A | ||||
- Aggregated volume | ||||||
- Price | ||||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2018-05-14 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
1. | Details of the PDMR / person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Paul Creffield | ||||
2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position / status | Group Operations Director (PDMR) | ||||
b) | Initial notification / amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Countrywide plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800N1OX24ENZUIK30 | ||||
4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of £0.01 each in Countrywide plc
GB00B9NWP991 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of options to acquire Countrywide plc Ordinary Shares under the Company's SAYE Scheme | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information | N/A | ||||
- Aggregated volume | ||||||
- Price | ||||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2018-05-14 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
1. | Details of the PDMR / person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Peter Curran | ||||
2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position / status | Managing Director, Financial Services (PDMR) | ||||
b) | Initial notification / amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Countrywide plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800N1OX24ENZUIK30 | ||||
4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of £0.01 each in Countrywide plc
GB00B9NWP991 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of options to acquire Countrywide plc Ordinary Shares under the Company's SAYE Scheme | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
d) | Aggregated information | |||||
- Aggregated volume | N/A | |||||
- Price | ||||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2018-05-14 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
1. | Details of the PDMR / person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Paul Chapman | ||||
2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position / status | Managing Director, B2B (PDMR) | ||||
b) | Initial notification / amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Countrywide plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800N1OX24ENZUIK30 | ||||
4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of £0.01 each in Countrywide plc
GB00B9NWP991 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of options to acquire Countrywide plc Ordinary Shares under the Company's SAYE Scheme | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
d) | Aggregated information | |||||
- Aggregated volume | N/A | |||||
- Price | ||||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2018-05-14 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
1. | Details of the PDMR / person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Dan Thompson | ||||
2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position / status | Group People Director (PDMR) | ||||
b) | Initial notification / amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Countrywide plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800N1OX24ENZUIK30 | ||||
4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of £0.01 each in Countrywide plc
GB00B9NWP991 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of options to acquire Countrywide plc Ordinary Shares under the Company's SAYE Scheme | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
d) | Aggregated information | |||||
- Aggregated volume | N/A | |||||
- Price | ||||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2018-05-14 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||